Part
III: 98 scientific experts who signed four resolutions submitted to the FCC

(Last
revision: 8-4-2014)

In response to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) request for
input regarding its radiofrequency radiation regulations adopted in
1996, more than 950 individuals and organizations submitted thousands of
testimonials, research papers and scientific publications. Almost all
of these submissions supported the need for stronger cell phone radiation
regulations.

The submissions included four resolutions signed by
scientific experts who have published research on wireless radiation and
health in scientific journals. The resolutions call on governments to
issue stronger regulations on wireless radiation, especially cell phone
radiation. The declarations were signed by 98 scientists* between 2002 and 2014. (*unduplicated count)

The scientists were affiliated with more than forty universities and many governmental institutions located in 23 nations. Signees included two former presidents of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, an organization that "promotes the exchange of ideas to advance the science of natural and applied electromagnetic fields in biology and medicine."

Signees also included three editors-in-chief of professional research journals, scientists who worked in state health departments in California and Washington, the chairman of the Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, and a career scientist who worked in the US. Environmental Protection Agency where he conducted cutting-edge research on the carcinogenic effects of cellphone radiation in the 1990's until the Congress stopped the EPA from researching cellphone radiation health effects. (Hopefully, the EPA will be funded once again to conduct research wireless radiation safety and assume its responsibility to protect public health from this source of pollution.)

Links to the four resolutions appear below along with a list of signees and their affiliations.

Other scientific resolutions and petitions

Since 1997, twenty-two declarations have been signed by scientists and health professionals calling for stronger cell phone radiation regulations. See Dr. Magda Havas' website for a list of all 22 resolutions at http://bit.ly/XyeM46. The American Academy of Pediatrics, a professional organization representing 60,000 physicians, sent a letter to the FCC and the FDA urging the FCC to adopt radiation standards that (http://bit.ly/17tQclg):

"Protect children’s health and well-being ... Current FCC standards do not account for the unique vulnerability and use patterns specific to pregnant women and children. It is essential that any new standard for cell phones or other wireless devices be based on protecting the youngest and most vulnerable populations to ensure they are safeguarded throughout their lifetimes.

Reflect current use patterns. The FCC has not assessed the standard for cell phone radiation since 1996 ... Many children, adolescents and young adults, now use cell phones as their only phone line and they begin using wireless phones at much younger ages. Pregnant women may carry their phones for many hours per day in a pocket that keeps the phone close to their uterus. Children born today will experience a longer period of exposure to radio-frequency fields from cellular phone use than will adults, because they start using cellular phones at earlier ages and will have longer lifetime exposures. FCC regulations should reflect how people are using their phones today.

Provide meaningful consumer disclosure. The FCC has noted that it does not provide consumers with sufficient information about the RF exposure profile of individual phones to allow consumers to make informed purchasing decisions. The current metric of RF exposure available to consumers, the Specific Absorption Rate, is not an accurate predictor of actual exposure. AAP is supportive of FCC developing standards that provide consumers with the information they need to make informed choices in selecting mobile phone purchases, and to help parents to better understand any potential risks for their children. To that end, we support the use of metrics that are specific to the exposure children will experience."

The Environmental Working Group submitted to the FCC a petition signed by 26,000 residents of the U.S. (http://bit.ly/1s64BNv). The petition calls on the FCC to ...